Private investigator drops Pesci lawsuit

A private investigator has dropped a lawsuit claiming Joe Pesci owed him $103,000 (€71,500) for services performed after the 'Goodfellas' star’s ex-wife was accused of hiring a hit man, Pesci’s lawyer said.

John Perry dropped the fraud and breach-of-contract suit on Monday, a day before a scheduled court hearing in Los Angeles on defence motions to dismiss the case, Pesci attorney Caryn Brottman Sanders said.